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The tell-tale signs of a subtropical Southwest Florida summer are upon us including the almost daily deluge of rainfall. That prompts the prolific growth…

Today’s encore essay from News-Press storyteller Amy Bennett Williams takes us to the Calusa Nature Center in Fort Myers and her first hands-on encounter…

This week’s encore installment from News Press storyteller Amy Bennett Williams introduces listeners to a tangy culinary ingredient unique to citrus…

News-Press storyteller Amy Bennett Williams recently coaxed her family into a culinary experiment of going meat-free for an entire week. Williams says the…

It’s no news that Florida is full of amphibious night creatures, though most stay pretty well out of sight. But not always. In this week’s encore essay…

This week’s essay from News-Press storyteller Amy Bennett Williams pays homage to one of Southwest Florida’s prolific plant species: the Saw Palmetto.…

Southwest Florida’s warm wet summer weather creates ideal conditions for frogs to begin breeding. And on News-Press story teller Amy Bennett Williams’s…

This week News Press storyteller Amy Bennett Williams pays homage to the peacock; a bird species here in Southwest Florida that embodies multiple meanings…

Beekeeping is a long-held tradition in our region and today Florida’s honey industry is consistently among the top five in the nation with a roughly 13…

From dogs and cats to chickens, goats and donkeys, News-Press storyteller Amy Bennett William’s home is a bustling menagerie of animal life. In this…